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A Daimler Projekt A to complement the Projekt B that started the Anigrand excursion into 1/144? Nice, but isn't that a P.310256 bomber in front of it - the same as supplied as an "extra" in the Projekt B kit?

BTW, there's a nice build of the Projekt B, P.310256 and Projekt E and F parasite aircraft in the May issue of Scale Aviation Modeller International (the issue with the Bf108 on the cover).

I think the Projekt A parasite bomber is actually slightly different than that of the B bomber (P.310256). For one thing, it had to have a v-tail in order to mount under the carrier, with engines mounted beneath the wings, both cited on the luft 46 site. The B bomber had a single engine mounted on top centerline of the fuselage, which definitely wouldn't fit in the undercarriage of the A carrier.

The B carrier had downard angled wings on the interior, with upward angled wings outboard from the langing gears. This was probably more for stability reasons than mounting purposes, much like the angled wings of F4 Phantom. I'm still looking for data on this.

Anyway, I think the A bomber will be different than the B bomber, simply because of fitting issues and what some of the pictures hint at. Given Anigrand's track record for research and amazing quality in their kits, I think they'll get it right. The promo pictures were probably just put together in a rush and they recycled old photos.

If they do release a C carrier, I hope they don't just re-release a bunch of E and F manned missiles though. Maybe they could venture out and throw in a Zeppelin Rammer, Fliegende Panzerfaust, Sombold 344, or even a BV 246? They're all in the same ballpark of being parasite bombs and missiles, though not specifically for the DB projekts.

I'm just glad that Anigrand is doing more Luft46, because Wing144 kits are extremely overpriced and even harder to get ahold of. This link just kills me. Look at the stack of kits which we'll probably never see, specially at those prices:

The other day, a Wing144 Ta183 Huckebein sold for $US105.50. The guy was selling a pile of the same items at that Wonderfest for 2500 yen apiece. Now unless the exchange rates have changed remarkably in the last few days, I think a hundred bucks is a little over the top!

With many thanks to Eric (lakespeed), I managed to acquire a Fw Volksjager from Wing144. Beautifully cast resin, no two ways about it, but so tiny it makes an Me163 look like a B-29! With postage, it set me back around $US25.

I also notice Radsan (the beneficiary of the 100 bucks above) has several Kami de Koro Koro kits for $US20 "Buy It Now" on evilBay. A bit higher than the 1575 yen that KdK recommends but, with HobbyLink Japan still awaiting backorders on all of the KdK range, it may be one avenue to get some of these pretty good resin items.

Yeah, I just couldn't bring myself to bid over $50 for a 1" piece of resin. I very much wanted a Ta183. It's just that this is almost as tiny as the Volkjager and is basically a shortened and modified P.1101. There are enough popy kits out there to bash it and make something resembling a Ta183, without too much fuss.

I understand the laws of supply and demand. But crazy is crazy and it's just outrageous to pay that much for a kit. Hopefully we can get a batch of these with the 1000x3 and a few others ordered through Yuuichi again. I'm placing an order for some TAC kits with him so I'll check, although these kits aren't even on the Wing144 site yet.

Don has a very different philosophy on resin kits than some of his Japanese counterparts. It comes from a love of flying and an deep appreciation of aircraft, something Don wants to share with fellow enthusiasts. Indeed, he only really covers his material costs. All credit to him!

Incidentally, whilst on the subject of Don Schmenk, I see that HobbyMaster is releasing a 1/72 scale limited edition collectable of Don's Super Sabre.

Sadly it's all supply and demand. And it's really from what I see on e-Bay one guy that's bidding on everything driving the price up.

I do have the LMF kits and they are really nice and priced really good. The only drawbacks would be no landing gear and no clear canopy.

The TAC kits are getting harder to get now as well.

I can still get any of those kits through my contact in Japan. I'm waiting for Wing144 to hopefully make their other kits available again so I can pick them up. I just can't afford to pay $100+ for a $20 kit anymore.....